Smackdown vs. Raw

As a long-time wrestling fan, I used to wonder who would win in the battle of superstars of past and present.
Is the Big Show a more dominating big man than Andre the Giant? Could Hulk Hogan topple his present-day counterpart, John Cena?

WWE All Stars by THQ, the same company behind the Smackdown vs. Raw series, attempts to put some of these questions to rest by pitting the legends of yore and against the superstars of today.

THQ eschews the simulation-based formula of Smackdown vs. Raw, instead going the arcad route in the vein of NFL Blitz and NBA Jam. The characters are presented as musclebound — well, more musclebound — versions of themselves and the action is just as hyper-stylized. Wrestlers bounce 20 feet in the air after taking a hard slam and are thrown from one end of the ring to the other with regularity, emitting shock waves when they hit the mat. Fans will recognize their favorites’ signature moves, even if they’re embellished by ridiculous jumps, spins and flips.